SA 163 (P273659)

Receipt tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 82

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt Receipt for silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 35.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 1/3(disz) [gin2] ku3-babbar
2. 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ab-dal-lak
3. ku6? un u2-ra-tum
4. sze3-ti-a i3-li2-<ba>-ir?-ni
5. ki u2-ra-tum
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1. iti NE-NE-gar
2. mu ki 2(u) 6(disz) i3-si-in-na{ki?} ba-x-ba

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 35.0 wide
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  • primary: Jean, SA, 163

    [Jean1923SA] Jean, Charles-François. 1923. Šumer et Akkad. Contribution à l’histoire de La Civilisation Dans La Basse-Mésopotamie. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: StLouis, 236

    [Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: Souvay 82
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-09-11 at 22:16:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-09-11 at 22:09:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-08-11 at 05:26:16 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2005-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SA 163 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273659.
SA 163 artifact entry (No. P273659). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273659 (Original work published 2005)
SA 163 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273659 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
@misc{2024SA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {SA 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273659},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273659},
}


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